The RiderBloomsbury Publishing USA, 16 aug 2018 - 160 pagina's The instant cult classic about biking, road racing, and the bicyclists who love their sport. Originally published in Holland in 1978, The Rider went on to sell more than 100,000 copies. Brilliantly conceived and written at a break-neck pace, it is a loving, imaginative, and, above all, passionate tribute to the art of bicycle road racing. Tim Krabbé begins this story at the very start of the Tour de Mont Aigoual, ready to race his rivals through the mountains of Central France. Over the course of the 150 pages that follows, Krabbé takes his bike 150 kilometers, and pulls his readers into the life of the sport he loves. The Rider is beloved as a bicycle odyssey, a literary masterpiece, and the ultimate book for bike lovers as well as the arm-chair sports enthusiast. |
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Pagina 1
... hand on the way back. 'Good legs?' 'We'll see.' 'Haha, right.' Between the bumper of his car and mine, a rider in a lightblue Cycles Goff jersey is sitting on the curb, deep in thought. Before him on the street lies a back wheel, beside ...
... hand on the way back. 'Good legs?' 'We'll see.' 'Haha, right.' Between the bumper of his car and mine, a rider in a lightblue Cycles Goff jersey is sitting on the curb, deep in thought. Before him on the street lies a back wheel, beside ...
Pagina 2
... . I fill my bidon with Evian, rinse my hands and lock the car. The keys I give to Stephan, my spare wheels too. He's driving the support car for my club, the club from Anduze. I wipe my tires clean and climb onto the bike.
... . I fill my bidon with Evian, rinse my hands and lock the car. The keys I give to Stephan, my spare wheels too. He's driving the support car for my club, the club from Anduze. I wipe my tires clean and climb onto the bike.
Pagina 8
... hand. Deleuze, from Anduze. Goddamn it, there goes a spare Wheel. To the left is the river with its rock wall beyond, to the right more rocks; we're riding through a gorge in the * highlands of the Cévennes: the Gorge de la Jonte. The ...
... hand. Deleuze, from Anduze. Goddamn it, there goes a spare Wheel. To the left is the river with its rock wall beyond, to the right more rocks; we're riding through a gorge in the * highlands of the Cévennes: the Gorge de la Jonte. The ...
Pagina 9
... hands resting on top of the brakehoods. The road grows curvy, every once in a while he disappears from sight. The peloton couldn't care less. It just crawls along. I'm in the middle of it, my hands up on the bars. In the river below are ...
... hands resting on top of the brakehoods. The road grows curvy, every once in a while he disappears from sight. The peloton couldn't care less. It just crawls along. I'm in the middle of it, my hands up on the bars. In the river below are ...
Pagina 10
... hands on the bars. He gets a scolding. But ever since I saw a rider meticulously peeling a banana with both hands on a downhill stretch at 65 kilometers an hour, I'm no longer afraid of crashes from riding no-hands. You can take a dive ...
... hands on the bars. He gets a scolding. But ever since I saw a rider meticulously peeling a banana with both hands on a downhill stretch at 65 kilometers an hour, I'm no longer afraid of crashes from riding no-hands. You can take a dive ...
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